Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens as the pair update the Round Ball Australia rolling Socceroos World Cup squad tier list after a disappointing November window against Venezuela and Colombia.
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Join Lachie Avil and Matt Olsen as Australia fall 3-0 to Colombia in New York, a string of amazing results close out confederation qualifying for the 2026 World Cup - including our very own Graham Arnold's Iraq and the Australian Championship is set to launch a new form of avideo review system.Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.Photo: Socceroos - X
Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens on the anniversary of the penalty to qualified Australia for just their second Men's World Cup and their fist in 32 years in 2005.
The guys launch into a discussion on what that moment means for them and the game, before turning their eyes to the present day to discuss the Socceroos' 1-0 loss to Venezuela and their upcoming clash against Colombia.
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Join Lachie Avil, Matt Olsen and Jacob Stevens as the Socceroos prepare to take on Venezuela in Texas on Saturday afternoon. Graham Arnold readies his Iraq team for a two-legged tie against the UAE in the final phase of AFC World Cup qualification and the PFA release their annual report into the A-League Women's competition.
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In this video, Lachie is joined by Vince Rugari - author of Angeball and sports reporter with the Sydney Morning Herald.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:30 Ange at Forrest
12:40 What’s next for Ange
16:05 The disciples of Ange
26:50 Popovic and Socceroos
31:30 Young Socceroos at U20 World Cup
34:50 Australian Championship
38:40 Vince’s idea for a Championship/A-League competition
48:30 OFC Pro League
53:10 Serie A in Perth
55:25 Total A-Leagues
Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and another pod debutant, Declan Archer as Wellington just can't quite get an equaliser over the line against 9-man Auckland in the New Zealand Derby, while Sydney and Brisbane light it up in their properly-sized venues on Sunday afternoon.
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Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and pod debutant Oscar Burke for a review of the midweek AFC action and a look ahead to two massive derbies in round 4 of the A-League!
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Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens for a look over round three in the 2025/26 A-League season!
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Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens for a deep dive into 5 possible names that may be in the running to be the next coach of Perth Glory.
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Join Lachie Avil and Matt Olsen for an emergency episode of the podcast, as Perth Glory have announced that David Zdrilic has been relieved of his duties as head coach.
Join Jacob Stevens and Poletti for a run over of round two in the A-League competition!
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Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens as Melbourne City defeat Mark Jackson's Buriram United 2-1 in the third matchday of their AFC Champions League Elite campaign.
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Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens for the latest Socceroos Rolling Squad episode where we tier list all the players hoping to make their case for selection in Tony Popovic's FIFA World Cup Squad in North America 2026.
Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan for a bumper episode as the 2025/26 A-League season officially gets underway!
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Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as the crew preview and predict the final ladder positions for every team before the 2025/26 A-League season gets underway!
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Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan for the instant reaction from the Socceroos' 2-1 loss to the USA over in Denver. Plus, there's Graham Arnold's Iraq's 0-0 with Saudi Arabia, condemning him to the play-offs again.
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Join Lachlan Avil, Christian Montegan, Jacob Stevens, Poletti and special guest Tyler Bischoff to talk about the first weekend of the Championship and Australia's upcoming clash against the USA.
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Join Lachie Avil, Will Booth and Jacob Stevens fresh off the Socceroos' 1-0 win in Montreal against Canada, as they discuss all the learnings from the game.
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Join Lachie, Coast Watch Football (another Lachie!) and Christian Montegan for their instant reaction as Mark Jackson departs the Central Coast Mariners on the eve of the new A-League season!
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Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan as the Australian Championship officially kicks off!
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